210:4

From: Steve Gardner (gardner_at_sng.its.monash.edu.au)
Date: Wed Jun 18 2003 - 22:54:04 PDT


On Thu, 19 Jun 2003, Joshua wrote:

>  --- Chris Huston <cmhuston_at_mts.net> wrote: > Excerpts from the June
>  18 broadcast of FRCnn:
> > 
> > After the break, we will speak with the Dept. of Invading Small
> > Countries, and we will show our viewers the latest threat to the
> > region, the Attacking White Bunnies. Later, we will discuss methods
> > used to hide Weapons of Mass Destruction.
> > 
> 
> STYLE: +1.5
<snip>
> ...what this round really needs is a restriction! Even something small
> and weak will do, or better yet, a massively destructive restriction.  

Well, you could interpret the quoted paragraph as imposing requirements
on future Rules. Anyway, here goes...

================== begin submission R210:4 ===================

....and we're back with you now on FRCnn, the Most Accurate Source for
News about FRC (tm). 

During the break we've received news that the army of Tregleshontlegong,
under the command King Karkulaysimforia, have launched a surprise
invasion of Shankfindartenbeeganthrop from the west, taking advantage of
the distraction of the Shankfindartenbeeganthrop army in the eastern
part of the country, where it has been struggling to curb an
insurrection of Attacking White Bunnies <show FILE TAPE>, shown here
nibbling savagely on lettuce.

With me now I have John Smith from the Department of Invading Small
Countries for his perspective on this latest development. John, why has
King Karkulaysimforia chosen to invade Shankfindartenbeeganthrop at this
time, and so escalate what had appeared to be a minor diplomatic
misunderstanding?

JOHN SMITH <who bears a striking resemblance to Henry Kissinger>: Vell,
Jill, I zink zere are du diztinct lines of zought operating here.
Firstly, we zink zat Shankfindartenbeeganzrop may have been betrayed by
its ambassador, Gorleoshattyedelsboiks, and zat ze zignal for ze attack
may kom from him during ze now infamous game of Tiddlywinks. Ze video
footage clearly shows ze ambassador, playing mit de red vinks, squopping
ze blue vink of his own partner, and zen laying hiz sqvidge face down
before ze King. Zis could not have been accidental.

Zecondly, we believe zat Karkulaysimforia has developed a fearsome nu
veapon: ze PINEAPPLE BOMB, vich can kover a ten foot radius mit
pineapple compote.

JILL: Thanks for that penetrating analysis, John, and may I say what a
charmingly absurd accent you have. After the break, the rest of this
Round: all future Rules to consist entirely of sentences containing as
many words as the Rule number of the Round!


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 and Software Engineering       |      how self-conscious I am.
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